Villagers shaken out of sleep in early morning explosion


LABUAN: Trying to get some rest before sahur, villagers of Kampung Patau Patau 1 were literally shaken out of their slumber when a methanol tanker exploded about 2km away.

The first blast at about 2.10am shook the 168 wooden houses on stilts at the seaside settlement of some 3,000 people.

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